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this year's deficit will be the fourth consecutive deficit in excess of $1 trillion. meanwhile, medicare and social security for which the president proposes no reforms will comet on the path of insolvency, and if this was not bad enough, no serious solution to the serious problem, the white house dlitly misrepresented the budget to the american people. the intent seems to be to lull them into complacency and claims his budget achieves $4 trillion in deficit reduction over ten years. i guess we should all relax. .. avoiding short-term cuts in favor of long-term savings so that is the mantra and the chairman mentioned it but there are no spending cuts, short or long in this budget. now the chief of staff me another false claim this weekend saying that the democratic senate is not doing a budget for the third straight year because it requires 60 senate votes. the law is clearly only takes 61 votes to pass the budget and if the republicans get the honor by the american people to leave this chamber next year we will pass a budget and will be an honest budget and will chan
this year's deficit will be the fourth consecutive deficit in excess of $1 trillion. meanwhile, medicare and social security for which the president proposes no reforms will comet on the path of insolvency, and if this was not bad enough, no serious solution to the serious problem, the white house dlitly misrepresented the budget to the american people. the intent seems to be to lull them into complacency and claims his budget achieves $4 trillion in deficit reduction over ten years. i guess we...
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the second deficit is a jobs deficit which we still have a long way back to anything approaching for employment. the most important deficit however the when i think that responds to peters concerns is we actually had an investment opportunity deficit. we have too much savings and ogle capital that is looking for too few good investments in the u.s. and the world economy as a whole. as soon as a result, these ultra low interest rates just isn't ben bernankes policy although he has helped. it's because there is too much money looking and not being able to find much investment been part fixed-income because of the resistance to taking this on at this point. >> so the challenge is how we put -- encourage both the tax and other free market to put this idle savings and capital to work making real investments that create jobs that produce a more effective economy in the future come and governor rendell i think pointed in the right direction, and to do it in the way that gives returns to all these aging future retirees that right now are getting less than one or 2% of their fixed-income inve
the second deficit is a jobs deficit which we still have a long way back to anything approaching for employment. the most important deficit however the when i think that responds to peters concerns is we actually had an investment opportunity deficit. we have too much savings and ogle capital that is looking for too few good investments in the u.s. and the world economy as a whole. as soon as a result, these ultra low interest rates just isn't ben bernankes policy although he has helped. it's...
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last year we spend about $115 billion on the war and we had a 133 trillion-dollar deficit. so, that is the first point. second, i am new to town and i'd like looking at history and numbers come in and i was really surprised when you take a look at the average spending on defense over the last number of decades during my lifetime which declined. we've gone from an average of about 8% in the 60's down to 5.6% in the 70's and 80's, 3.8% in the 90's, 3.6% in the last decade, a record low during my lifetime and not the last three years it's been about 4.8% as well as if total budget it went from 43% in the 60's to 28, 25%. the last three decades it's been 18 to 19%, and now the fiscal 2013 budget would have it at 16 per cent. so, to me i believe it just makes common sense the defense of the nation is the top priority of government, and looks like our federal government has changed its focus from defending the nation to protecting entitlements. let me start first by asking why is it the case president obama and all five democrats picked up defense first for addressing the fiscal
last year we spend about $115 billion on the war and we had a 133 trillion-dollar deficit. so, that is the first point. second, i am new to town and i'd like looking at history and numbers come in and i was really surprised when you take a look at the average spending on defense over the last number of decades during my lifetime which declined. we've gone from an average of about 8% in the 60's down to 5.6% in the 70's and 80's, 3.8% in the 90's, 3.6% in the last decade, a record low during my...
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deficits. we were promised that the deficit would be cut in half and the have been tripled. we are off by a factor of six. energy, the obama mccaskill record, the funding of solyndra, the epa given the power to shut down the coal industry and of course stopping drilling on the keystone pipeline and the gasoline prices have doubled. health care is even worse. 71% of those in misery foot against the government takeover of health care, and claire mccaskill voted to pass it. there is a reason for this record of failure and that is because obama and mccaskill have a deep and abiding faith big government is the solution to every problem and that's why they couldn't fulfill their record. now, clare has gone to washington, d.c. and she's brought red tape and taxes and all kinds of bureaucracy and executive orders and she doesn't understand that these big government solutions to out freedom. now, what i would suggest is that you could bring me to washington, d.c. ennis dennett so that we could take the
deficits. we were promised that the deficit would be cut in half and the have been tripled. we are off by a factor of six. energy, the obama mccaskill record, the funding of solyndra, the epa given the power to shut down the coal industry and of course stopping drilling on the keystone pipeline and the gasoline prices have doubled. health care is even worse. 71% of those in misery foot against the government takeover of health care, and claire mccaskill voted to pass it. there is a reason for...
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[laughter] on the deficit, it was, you know, deficit doesn't matter. and yeah and biology too a guy in missouri too. so the question to me is what happens the morning after the morning after the election if romney loses? the morning after they'll say it wasn't because he wasn't far night enough. i wonder the morning after the morning after. a lot of people say we have gone too far to the right. we need a different republican party. we need a center right republican party. i think the country needs. because it needs to be a check on the left and the center left, and it's the only way we're going get big comprises on the big issues. >> can i add, i mean, a little history can clinton and rage. the second term was the productive term. the big achievement. it's hard no know whether the republican party will -- where they will push the blame if that happens. but the question is how they decide to spend the next four years. and i think it's very hard to tell. but there is some hope in looking back at both clinton and reagan. >> reagan was considered a far-rig
[laughter] on the deficit, it was, you know, deficit doesn't matter. and yeah and biology too a guy in missouri too. so the question to me is what happens the morning after the morning after the election if romney loses? the morning after they'll say it wasn't because he wasn't far night enough. i wonder the morning after the morning after. a lot of people say we have gone too far to the right. we need a different republican party. we need a center right republican party. i think the country...
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the budget the president sent us has a net deficit reduction of $400 billion. if you're carrying the weight of a $500 billion deficit reduction out of your department and all of the rest of the government for the next 10 years, and that the deficit reduction of $400 billion. it's a budget that has a net spending increase of $1.5 trillion in new movie features a $400 billion deficit reduction numbers 1.9 train dollars. so it's about priorities. it's about what is the priority the federal government or the responsibility of the federal government and are we applying to kind of disappointed you clearly if exercised in the rest of government to move it simply argues that is not. you are, but the administration is not. as a result, this is why we still make the case, that this is not a strategy driven project, but a budget driven strategy. i do want to always have the last word. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate that. thank you, mr. secretary, general dempsey, comptroller, undersecretary. i thank you offer your testimony. a few words in response to the chairm
the budget the president sent us has a net deficit reduction of $400 billion. if you're carrying the weight of a $500 billion deficit reduction out of your department and all of the rest of the government for the next 10 years, and that the deficit reduction of $400 billion. it's a budget that has a net spending increase of $1.5 trillion in new movie features a $400 billion deficit reduction numbers 1.9 train dollars. so it's about priorities. it's about what is the priority the federal...
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would you take that question does not get deficits and government as a result. and they all said no. they were more allergic to raising taxes than they were to have in the government grow, which i thought was surprising. he saw that same dynamic by the way the republican primary debate. >> i think that's a great point you actually have seen polling data, but my interviews also cannot they typically will be shown as one person in particular said he actually would favor some sort of compromise there if it were guaranteed that the spending decreases would actually go into effect and typically at the reluctance to any kind of tax increase at all was because experience has suggested to them that tax increase is due in go into effect and spending increases its of strange accounting tricks happened and they don't seem to materialize. it would be interesting if you're somehow able to pose the question work is credible, that you credibly actually cut spending, whether or not tea partiers of them favors and tax increases they think would probably be somewhat mixed. >> gen
would you take that question does not get deficits and government as a result. and they all said no. they were more allergic to raising taxes than they were to have in the government grow, which i thought was surprising. he saw that same dynamic by the way the republican primary debate. >> i think that's a great point you actually have seen polling data, but my interviews also cannot they typically will be shown as one person in particular said he actually would favor some sort of...
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we jar about competitiveness and trade deficits as much as they are about budget deficit, and i think it's that part of the piece that needs further work and attention and that's what chancellor was talking about yesterday and christine as well. >> banks are thinking the eurozone is the worst of the crisis, and do you think that's wishful thinking? >> i think what's happening still at the moment in the term of the high bond deals in country that are effective, hold back the growth and their participation in the european economy. that still, as i said in my speech, it's a little bit better than it was at the end of last year, but it still is not fixed. you've got to fix, in my view, the short term issues before you can go on and then deal with a longer term problem. look, why wasn't this problem -- why didn't it manifest earlier? ask you're, there's many years of successful eurozone operations, but, of course, in those years, private sector financial players in ways were covering up for the deeper competitiveness problems, and as they dried up, and unless they return, you have to addre
we jar about competitiveness and trade deficits as much as they are about budget deficit, and i think it's that part of the piece that needs further work and attention and that's what chancellor was talking about yesterday and christine as well. >> banks are thinking the eurozone is the worst of the crisis, and do you think that's wishful thinking? >> i think what's happening still at the moment in the term of the high bond deals in country that are effective, hold back the growth...
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the cbo outlook confirms the deficit will top $1 trillion for the fourth consecutive year. we have never seen anything like that. in just three years we have accumulated almost $5 trillion of debt during which time the total number of americans working has decreased by a 2 million people fewer people are working today than 11 years ago actual working americans is down that goes across the administration of both parties. the deficit we face in the out years over the next decade is more relentless and systemic. federal spending in real dollars has increased 53% in 10 years wrote while real wages of americans have declined. the government is getting bigger the middle class is getting smaller. the problem i have or the concern i wrestling with this even the financial experts are often wrong as to the danger facing the american people and the economy. but yet to some say we should delay reforms and for example, the secretary of the treasury at the fed reserve meeting this seems to indicate we cannot always be sure those positions of leadership see the problem clearly. 2006 as am
the cbo outlook confirms the deficit will top $1 trillion for the fourth consecutive year. we have never seen anything like that. in just three years we have accumulated almost $5 trillion of debt during which time the total number of americans working has decreased by a 2 million people fewer people are working today than 11 years ago actual working americans is down that goes across the administration of both parties. the deficit we face in the out years over the next decade is more...
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we can't live on with trillion-dollar deficits. they argue eliminating foreign aid won't balance the budget. no, it won't but it's a start. and you have to start somewhere. and why not start with something that's counterproductive? why not start with eliminating something from the budget that is counterproductive and seems to create some of the -- some of the anger at least is some explanation for the anger in the arab world? the final arguments for foreign aid are so flimsy as you would not think they would be worth much to even try to refute. proponents of the status quo use this argument over and over again for any budgetary item. but if we can't cut millions now or even billions how will we he have get to trillions -- we ever get to trillions? when conservatives argue for cutting small subsidies to little airports that sometimes subsidize one airline ticket by $3,000 they argue "it will only save $300 million." it's not a valid argument, it's a weak argument, and we shouldn't accept it. cutting $30 billion worth of foreign aid
we can't live on with trillion-dollar deficits. they argue eliminating foreign aid won't balance the budget. no, it won't but it's a start. and you have to start somewhere. and why not start with something that's counterproductive? why not start with eliminating something from the budget that is counterproductive and seems to create some of the -- some of the anger at least is some explanation for the anger in the arab world? the final arguments for foreign aid are so flimsy as you would not...
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he is not. >> the only reason we have gridlock is we have a national deficit. if we were in the black then there renowned dna argument. -- there would not be an argument. we need to have a flat and fair tax with social security. regardless how much money they should pay the same percentage of their in the come into social security with no cap at $250 -- $50,000 or anything like that. all corporations should pay the flats and welfare tax if we charge everybody 2% across the board agreed would be in the black. >>moderator: has many of you know, , the military tranfifteen. >> you are elected to the u.s. senator, what would you do to protect my family and the children in south burlington when the f-35 sit to be classified my neighborhood to be unsuitable for residential use? mcgovern: now having looked up the matter very carefully, it was new to me, the issue of the of 35 is not what we were all familiar with. hi went around the neighborhood and spoke to people all both sides and decided in my view it is in the best interest of the community and the state's not to
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and projected deficits. as the mix with a tennis get their budget under control of the amount of debt hasn't started to go down because the economies haven't gotten to the point yet they can start paying. is that accurate? >> in some countries it is starting to come down and and others as a debt of gdp it will to live with the deficit's coming down as a necessary path to that. >> least the path to get themselves out. what is the impact of the gas price going to be in europe? because the iranians if i am not mistaken have said and they are not going to solve them any oil, so where do you see that going? >> gas prices in europe when they do what it's not good but it has much less damaging effect than in the united states for different reasons about of a tax gasoline in particular so it's not good but they decided on their own to cut off their imports from iran because they are committed as we are to put as much pressure on that government. >> okay. with regards to the credit swaps taverna, the banks in the cou
and projected deficits. as the mix with a tennis get their budget under control of the amount of debt hasn't started to go down because the economies haven't gotten to the point yet they can start paying. is that accurate? >> in some countries it is starting to come down and and others as a debt of gdp it will to live with the deficit's coming down as a necessary path to that. >> least the path to get themselves out. what is the impact of the gas price going to be in europe? because...
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his deficit reduction plan is to deficit. so iowa, everyone here has heard of the new deal. you've heard of the fair deal, you've heard of the square deal. mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. [cheers and applause] we are not buying it. chirac >> back of a secretary of state who acquainted on energy and foreign policy. at georgetown university qureshi spoke about the u.s. role in shenk sends iran's oil industry in efforts to increase domestic and international oil productions. this is the littlest of an hour. >> i don't think i've ever more noise in this room than right now. good afternoon and welcome. i am carol lancaster, dean of the admin walsh school service here at georgetown university. it's my great privilege and not to welcome back the hilltop i'm a secretary of state, hillary rodham clinton. we are very proud to think of her as a holier by marriage. [laughter] i knows only to welcome ambassador carlos pascual. nice to see you again. the state department special envoy coordinator for international energy affairs. and as always that they too will come our
his deficit reduction plan is to deficit. so iowa, everyone here has heard of the new deal. you've heard of the fair deal, you've heard of the square deal. mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. [cheers and applause] we are not buying it. chirac >> back of a secretary of state who acquainted on energy and foreign policy. at georgetown university qureshi spoke about the u.s. role in shenk sends iran's oil industry in efforts to increase domestic and international oil...
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we have touched on the economy but closer is the federal deficit and said that. on the mind of many voters. what three specific cuts would you oppose and support? latham: with my a bill with transportation and head the largest percentage cut of any appropriation bills bills, over $4 billion. more importantly long-term i have a bill called the last government act to apply proven private sector management tools to the federal government for efficiency. we could reduce 25% of the administering the programs be much more efficient, this would be better to cut the deficit and then national debt than the individual programs. there is no incentive for efficiency with the federal government. boswell: for a specific i am a longtime soldier. i believe in a strong defense but we pay more for defense then all the countries of the world. we have to address that. the secretary of defense recommended that. secretary gates. i am on the eisenhower commission. he gave us instructions and about the military industrial complex. it needs to be a broad band. reroute of flak. strong def
we have touched on the economy but closer is the federal deficit and said that. on the mind of many voters. what three specific cuts would you oppose and support? latham: with my a bill with transportation and head the largest percentage cut of any appropriation bills bills, over $4 billion. more importantly long-term i have a bill called the last government act to apply proven private sector management tools to the federal government for efficiency. we could reduce 25% of the administering the...
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our growing deficit in transportation maintenance is the result and it must be addressed now. transportation is a core function of government so we have got to treat it like one. so i'm asking you to increase transportation's share of the year and unassigned surplus balance to 75% and also to dedicate the first 1% of our economic growth over 5% to transportation. now, to seriously address the transportation deficit i am also requesting that you increase the dedicated transportation allocation of the state sales tax from .5% 2.75% over the next eight years. the introduce budget starts that process to show it can be done by increasing that percentage to .55% over the biennium and that will generate $110 million in the transportation maintenance dollars. let me put it into perspective for you. that amount is one-eighth of 1% of an 85 billion-dollar budget, the largest in the history of virginia. so i say to you if we can't find the resolve to use one-eighth of 1% of the budget for additional transportation maintenance funding than we are not serious about maintaining our transpor
our growing deficit in transportation maintenance is the result and it must be addressed now. transportation is a core function of government so we have got to treat it like one. so i'm asking you to increase transportation's share of the year and unassigned surplus balance to 75% and also to dedicate the first 1% of our economic growth over 5% to transportation. now, to seriously address the transportation deficit i am also requesting that you increase the dedicated transportation allocation...
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and yesterday, i propose my budget proposal for the next year that will close the $3 million deficit with only three layoffs in the 2.7% tax increase. a full percentage point below the average of the last four years. back on about 12 likes on facebook. i got some presidential, 500 likes on facebook. this'll be a real head, sherry. >> sometimes a refresh. there must not be reading it. >> but it is as a tool, the important conversations, those have to have when you have so much attention. they can give you their attention. you can give them yours. there is no push but my to replicate that. but as a forum, to share the implications and sometimes to allow a dialect to happen, my facebook page come especially after i got elected, funny things happen in. i think you touched on in a public square. a new public square, where i know if i have a conversation immediately, i did an interesting -- i was working with traffic engineers. we drafted something up and it was too technical. it just are on the whiteboard, simple, lester lane. intersection, you know, immediately. and some otherwise, you k
and yesterday, i propose my budget proposal for the next year that will close the $3 million deficit with only three layoffs in the 2.7% tax increase. a full percentage point below the average of the last four years. back on about 12 likes on facebook. i got some presidential, 500 likes on facebook. this'll be a real head, sherry. >> sometimes a refresh. there must not be reading it. >> but it is as a tool, the important conversations, those have to have when you have so much...
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>> listen, we are in a situation now where republicans are insisting that the huge deficits that we face now are because of this ramp up in spending by the obama administration. they believe immediate cuts in discretionary programs are what will help the economy. democrats are saying that in fact what we need is a balanced package of spending in the short term to bolster demands and get the economy growing we still have very high levels of unemployment. but at the same time, putting in place cuts over the intermediate and long term, which means dealing with our health care costs and increases and setting in motion policies to increase revenues, they are 15% of gdp. traditionally they are around 20, and given the demographic changes, the aging of the population are probably going to have to go 20 to 23%. so the stimulus that president obama put in place may come as the caller suggests, not in every case operate in the way that he would have liked, but the consensus from cbo and every economic forecaster is that it helped. it probably wasn't enough, but compared to europe, our growth rate
>> listen, we are in a situation now where republicans are insisting that the huge deficits that we face now are because of this ramp up in spending by the obama administration. they believe immediate cuts in discretionary programs are what will help the economy. democrats are saying that in fact what we need is a balanced package of spending in the short term to bolster demands and get the economy growing we still have very high levels of unemployment. but at the same time, putting in...
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the bill would increase federal deficit by $34 billion. this violates the deficit neutrality provisions for spending that we adopted as part of the budget control act of last summer, just last summer. as a result, there are at least five budget points of order that lie against the bill, and i, ranking republican on the budget committee, will be raising points of order at the appropriate time. this means it would take 60 votes in the united states senate, 60. our hundred members to say we don't want to agree and follow the law we passed last summer, that we promised the american people would make a difference and we'll just spend this money anyway because we think it has an important need. under the senate rules, no committee can bring a bill to the floor that spends even one penny more than already is going to be spent under the current law, or increase the deficit more than it would increase under current law. current law is the budget control act of last summer, and it was passed, as we all recall, as part of a major debate over the debt
the bill would increase federal deficit by $34 billion. this violates the deficit neutrality provisions for spending that we adopted as part of the budget control act of last summer, just last summer. as a result, there are at least five budget points of order that lie against the bill, and i, ranking republican on the budget committee, will be raising points of order at the appropriate time. this means it would take 60 votes in the united states senate, 60. our hundred members to say we don't...
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when they say we're in business to make a profit not to go into deficit. this is an illusion. likewise to remade and control private companies can deal with it more effectively or will. when the government see they have no choice but to revert to state centric planning and decisions in terms of their economy. it will dissuade investment and the private sector and a negative repercussions. we have been there before. but i can see it over the horizon coming for a second coming. i would love to be proven wrong. but it would hundred 30,000 villages of under 200 people. if you live in a mountainous village you have no school or electrical system. no functioning water system. you don't have a paved road the individuals will find meaningful employment are absent humiliation. the problems are enormous and challenges events. solutions are evasive and don't kidder selves what this implies is for our relationship ago we can help more than hurt. >> with regard to three platitudes our policies toward norms that the representative said we've tried to protect, rule of law, accountability and
when they say we're in business to make a profit not to go into deficit. this is an illusion. likewise to remade and control private companies can deal with it more effectively or will. when the government see they have no choice but to revert to state centric planning and decisions in terms of their economy. it will dissuade investment and the private sector and a negative repercussions. we have been there before. but i can see it over the horizon coming for a second coming. i would love to be...
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and then use the rest of the revenue to lower the deficit. now, i suspect that the senator and i feel very similar about that issue. and so when he talks about reforming the spending process, the fiscal process, which includes the revenue process of this country, then i think we have grounds for significant agreement. and i would hope that we're going to address that in the lame-duck session that starts. my plea today is that we don't take it out in this particular case on something that can be done immediately for veterans in need returning home from iraq and afghanistan. mr. coburn: would the senator yield for a question? mr. nelson: of course. mr. coburn: through the chair i'd ask the senator how did he vote on the tax extender package coming out of the senate finance committee? because that's the real test of whether or not you want to reform the tax code. if i recall, you voted for it if i recall, you voted for it .. unfortunately, they are supposed to be these fears what starts looking out for fraud and abuse, the magic words written in
and then use the rest of the revenue to lower the deficit. now, i suspect that the senator and i feel very similar about that issue. and so when he talks about reforming the spending process, the fiscal process, which includes the revenue process of this country, then i think we have grounds for significant agreement. and i would hope that we're going to address that in the lame-duck session that starts. my plea today is that we don't take it out in this particular case on something that can be...
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his deficit reduction plan a to the deficit. so you know, everybody here has heard of the new deal. you've heard of the fair deal. you've heard of the square deal. mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. [cheers and applause] we are not buying it. >> i see c-span in a business capacity. i love keeping up at the hearings. if i'm keeping that with what's going on live, i go to c-span. it's what i needed in my business capacity that i was able to watch it and i felt very current and up-to-date. >> a cybersecurity was the last one. i didn't want to wait for the coverage a couple of years later. >> a look now at the changing geopolitical map of the middle east. roxane farmanfarmaian at a lecture at the university of cambridge examines event including the civil war, rep from iran's nuclear program, new alliances in what she calls the arab cold war. she spoke at a form of the world affairs council of dallas, ft. worth. this 50 minute event begins with an introduction by the council's chairman, patricia patterson. >> good morning everyone. >> i welcome you to the series endowment
his deficit reduction plan a to the deficit. so you know, everybody here has heard of the new deal. you've heard of the fair deal. you've heard of the square deal. mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. [cheers and applause] we are not buying it. >> i see c-span in a business capacity. i love keeping up at the hearings. if i'm keeping that with what's going on live, i go to c-span. it's what i needed in my business capacity that i was able to watch it and i felt very current...
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that our debt load begins to stabilize, and that is our goal -- we immediate $4 trillion in ten-year deficit reductioning. that's government spending cuts and tax revenue increases, some combination to get $4 trillion. out of the treasury debt ceiling deal, we collectively agreed to about $2 trillion in ten-year spending cuts. that's part of the sequestration. that's the automatic spending cuts that start kicking in next year in 2013. so if we need to get four and we got two, we need get two more trillion dollars and that's where the crux of the matter is. that's where we have to work really hard in the lame duck session in the next presidential term, and i'll end this way. i'm actually optimistic we can do this, because in current law, we will chive -- achieve all of this, tax rates are going up for everyone. we have significant budget cutting in current law so there's a lot of pressure on policymakers in the lame duck and whoever becomes president in 2013 to address these issues. so it's a very significant pressure point, and given that, i'm increasingly confident we're going to come toget
that our debt load begins to stabilize, and that is our goal -- we immediate $4 trillion in ten-year deficit reductioning. that's government spending cuts and tax revenue increases, some combination to get $4 trillion. out of the treasury debt ceiling deal, we collectively agreed to about $2 trillion in ten-year spending cuts. that's part of the sequestration. that's the automatic spending cuts that start kicking in next year in 2013. so if we need to get four and we got two, we need get two...
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to pick up for the deficit. that will have some job creation effect and make us more eeffective and efficient and come pettive as nation and we'll organize around that. >> my only thought, it's fair to say kind of from that you think democrats will pick up a seat in the house but maybe not gain control of the house? >> i wouldn't rule that out about i wouldn't bet the ranch on it. it's what we'll see what happens. [inaudible] >> i think so. >> are you concerned that -- i'm sorry. go ahead, mike. >> i was going to add on the house, that except for the extraordinary amount of money going into the house from outside groups, that this would be another wave election for the democrats. that if you look at any of normal indicators before citizens united, such at gallup reside question about whether you think most representatives deserve to be re-elected, in wave years, '94, 2006, '08 and '10, that 50-60% of folks said most members of congress should not be re-election. right now it's at 76%. when you -- the republican
to pick up for the deficit. that will have some job creation effect and make us more eeffective and efficient and come pettive as nation and we'll organize around that. >> my only thought, it's fair to say kind of from that you think democrats will pick up a seat in the house but maybe not gain control of the house? >> i wouldn't rule that out about i wouldn't bet the ranch on it. it's what we'll see what happens. [inaudible] >> i think so. >> are you concerned that --...
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it sees the world's most powerful military and the world's biggest budget deficit. it's pointing our system and political debate how can those of us who believe that there is a place for an activist government in maintaining a safety net and improving the quality-of-life in america make that case when the mass were the numbers to describe. it's for our tax dollars and the most palpable and most visible thing and it's subtracted from the kind of -- i live in your opinion that is not a happy place in. you all read about the euro crisis. they are not getting what they paid for for the bureaucracy about things that are going to be addressed and reformed and the democratic system we have ourselves in a people with our military spending and we are there now and voted for the change we believe and and it can't be done overnight but this is 2012 and we are there now. it is the policy, the emergence the state is and waging without the half a century, and i'm not saying they kept a sinister secret, but okay, i've been a member of the council foreign relations for 23 years. i
it sees the world's most powerful military and the world's biggest budget deficit. it's pointing our system and political debate how can those of us who believe that there is a place for an activist government in maintaining a safety net and improving the quality-of-life in america make that case when the mass were the numbers to describe. it's for our tax dollars and the most palpable and most visible thing and it's subtracted from the kind of -- i live in your opinion that is not a happy...
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plan for jobs growth and deficit reduction. i have to say, mr. speaker, protecting our economy, businesses, jobs, and family finances, is more important than trying to protect a failed economic plan for his sake, for his party's sake, and in the national interests, the chancellor needs to change course and he needs to do so now. >> hear hear! >> the next day the reality of the economic situation was clear, as around two million public sector workers went on strike. tens of thousands were in marches and rallies in tens of thousands of cities. the national walkout by the unions meant closure of thousands of schools and hospitals canceling operations. >> workers don't think he is listening because they declared negotiations at an end four weeks ago. they said they made their final offer. they said they made their final offer, mr. speaker, and they haven't even met the unions for four weeks. since november 2nd. and what has the prime minister gone around saying to people? he has gone around saying he is privately delighted that the
plan for jobs growth and deficit reduction. i have to say, mr. speaker, protecting our economy, businesses, jobs, and family finances, is more important than trying to protect a failed economic plan for his sake, for his party's sake, and in the national interests, the chancellor needs to change course and he needs to do so now. >> hear hear! >> the next day the reality of the economic situation was clear, as around two million public sector workers went on strike. tens of thousands...
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nothing's more important in this country than eliminating the deficit and fixing the debt. so many good things flow from that for our economy, for so many aspects of the challenges we face that we've got to do it. the president's got to get both sides together, caucus leaders, the people who took some chances on simpson-bowles, tom coburn who said, yes, i'm for closing expendtures, and grover said, no, you're vieting your no-tax pledge, and he said pound sand. we got to get tom and the dick durbin who, as rick knows, is a progressive senator who voted for simpson-bowles although it meant difficult entitlement reforms that the left wing democratic party didn't like. we have to get them together and do something that will, along the lines of simpson-bowles, eliminate the deficit, fix the debt, and invest in our infrastructure, invest in building a true american energy independence that's all in, increase the production tax credit for wind and solar, but do things for gas and oil and certainly natural gas, make it easier for nuclear to get permitting because even if we don't b
nothing's more important in this country than eliminating the deficit and fixing the debt. so many good things flow from that for our economy, for so many aspects of the challenges we face that we've got to do it. the president's got to get both sides together, caucus leaders, the people who took some chances on simpson-bowles, tom coburn who said, yes, i'm for closing expendtures, and grover said, no, you're vieting your no-tax pledge, and he said pound sand. we got to get tom and the dick...
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work includes the expiration of the bush era tax cuts, the deficit, and raising the debt ceiling and how much. and possible cuts to domestic and military spending. follow all the floor debates with white white house and live coverage on c-span2. >> live starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2. on c-span3, examination of the 2012 election. political examination includes voter turnout and changing demographics. that is live from the bipartisan policy center at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> are you trying to get up without anyone knowing? >> [inaudible] >> that is ridiculous. >> it is really crazy right now. at some point he could have invested too much narcotic and he will suffer. >> we ended up following him after this plane ride to the fed and -- [inaudible] through this program he actually was able to walk out on his own 2 feet. so i really commend the military for choosing and allowing us to tell the story, both the good and the bad. but for recognizing this problem and that there is this problem of overmedication and they are looking for ideas of how to fix it. that is the who
work includes the expiration of the bush era tax cuts, the deficit, and raising the debt ceiling and how much. and possible cuts to domestic and military spending. follow all the floor debates with white white house and live coverage on c-span2. >> live starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2. on c-span3, examination of the 2012 election. political examination includes voter turnout and changing demographics. that is live from the bipartisan policy center at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3....
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at a time when we hear so much discussion in these halls and run the nation about the deficit and the need to address the deficit, the question arises why we would will want to initiate a program that would ultimately spend well over $5 billion on a program that at this point the u.s. military does not believe is necessary. general jacob e. in testament to the senate armed services committee, straight stated unequivocally that the missile defense is not necessary on the east coast. yet, the bill before us, would provide that by 2015, a missile presumably deal with iran. iran does not have an icbm. there is considerable question as to whether they would or could produce it, and that they would come in they would have to have a nuclear weapon unless they are going to develop marshmallows to the east coast. so we need to be very careful how we spend our money. i yield back my time. >> at him and yields back. the chair now recognizes someone from ohio, mr. turner provide minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to speak in opposition to the amendment. i first want to begin by thanking
at a time when we hear so much discussion in these halls and run the nation about the deficit and the need to address the deficit, the question arises why we would will want to initiate a program that would ultimately spend well over $5 billion on a program that at this point the u.s. military does not believe is necessary. general jacob e. in testament to the senate armed services committee, straight stated unequivocally that the missile defense is not necessary on the east coast. yet, the...
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this is not adored by the arab league and we are still on the deficit. the second essential element in a draft provides support of the council to the arab league initiative regarding the three main aspect. demand for free access and essentially the credible transitional political process. it will be for the arab league to implement a responsibility to help it by addressing the clear message to the series machine the community united to hang the arab emirates. and we would like to see the complicating further. we need a rapid response which can provide a facelift resolution to this terrible crisis. we are therefore willing to vote now upon morocco. some of jocund spares than. it is alleged that there is a way of making to the military intervention. the draft resolution that the representative of morocco can be construed as an optimization for the use of force. this draft is not under chapter seven and we are not preparing any military operation. the tragedy and then people. our goal is simply to find a peaceful way out of the crisis, allowing two various
this is not adored by the arab league and we are still on the deficit. the second essential element in a draft provides support of the council to the arab league initiative regarding the three main aspect. demand for free access and essentially the credible transitional political process. it will be for the arab league to implement a responsibility to help it by addressing the clear message to the series machine the community united to hang the arab emirates. and we would like to see the...
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we had a huge budget surplus, the part -- i mean huge budget deficit. the worst state in the nation with lawsuits. we have a very anemic recovery. it is just caught my totally by surprise, the january unemployment numbers have been haled as if this is some great surge. if you read the data, about 250,000 people got a job in january. and the obama labor department says, in the same month, more than 450,000 people, almost twice as many, quit looking for a job because they became so discouraged with their inability to find one. what kind of recovery is that? what kind of recovery is when 1.2 million people dropped out of the work force last year, that three million people dropped out of the work fours in the last three years? there are two million more unemployed today, but that's because you don't count the other three million that quit looking. to me, one of the most encouraging things in my governorship is when the labor participation rate -- that is, the rate, the percentage of adults who are looking for a job or have one -- went from 60% to 64% during
we had a huge budget surplus, the part -- i mean huge budget deficit. the worst state in the nation with lawsuits. we have a very anemic recovery. it is just caught my totally by surprise, the january unemployment numbers have been haled as if this is some great surge. if you read the data, about 250,000 people got a job in january. and the obama labor department says, in the same month, more than 450,000 people, almost twice as many, quit looking for a job because they became so discouraged...
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i don't like the $16 trillion deficit, and i know you don't either. when looking at other programs, we have to make certain border security issues are funded first. that's how we solve the problems. >> i think across the state of texas, i think, you know, non-profits and other organizations have done a great job, and certainly, i've taken the approach this should be a comprehensive approach, not only the border security, and, again, you know, without saying it's only this -- because, look, quite honestly, let's be real. if the president is a republican, the democrats complain. keep in mind that the border patrol plan we have now is based on president bush, and president bush is a friend of mine. if you have a democrat president, the republicans complain. i mean, that's just the reality, and it's unfortunate. i -- try to be as bipartisan, todd does the same thing. we work together. we try to do this. solutions out there are not political. the republicans don't have the best ideas, but democrats don't have the best ideas, but together, guess what? we ha
i don't like the $16 trillion deficit, and i know you don't either. when looking at other programs, we have to make certain border security issues are funded first. that's how we solve the problems. >> i think across the state of texas, i think, you know, non-profits and other organizations have done a great job, and certainly, i've taken the approach this should be a comprehensive approach, not only the border security, and, again, you know, without saying it's only this -- because,...
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it was going to reduce the deficit. no sooner was it signed and they started looking at it that the administration itself said we know it's unworkable and we abandon it, we're not even going to try to enforce it. that's the result. mr. mccain: they would have kept it on the books had it not been for the amendment of the senator from new hampshire that said they had to certify that it would be solvent over a 75-year period. now, if it hadn't been for that amendment, we would have the class act today, a ponzi scheme in being where people are paying in and that is scored as revenues, and then some years later when they retire, obviously, the reverse would have been true. and i have yet to hear one of my colleagues come over and admit that they were wrong about the class act. i'd love to hear some of those who strongly advocated for it. my friend from iowa, senator harkin, said so we get a lot of bangs for the buck as one might say with the class act that we have in this bill. senator whitehouse said certain colleagues on t
it was going to reduce the deficit. no sooner was it signed and they started looking at it that the administration itself said we know it's unworkable and we abandon it, we're not even going to try to enforce it. that's the result. mr. mccain: they would have kept it on the books had it not been for the amendment of the senator from new hampshire that said they had to certify that it would be solvent over a 75-year period. now, if it hadn't been for that amendment, we would have the class act...
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to size up both candidates overall projections to hold out the reality while claiming to reduce the deficit. i never thought i would miss ross perot. [laughter] obama has been more specific but governor romney talks about aspirational plans not lower revenue but not specific he has not wanted to eight reit elderly there. obama's budget to publicly held debt at 75%. romney would have that at 90% over a few years. the best we can tell is a little less rigorous and does not have money for diplomacy or aid. >> >> you have done a great job describe the differences. what are the milestones to be watching for? with sequestration in january 2nd, 2014. those types of things? >> first, it occurs before the next administration. i have seen plenty of articles but dictating what happens if obama wins with the status quo in this to hard to know then greasy their results and what people are thinking. this congress and administration will have to do something. the milestone is what does the new president tried to do to come up with the deal by that time? there will be utterly miles down also still a contin
to size up both candidates overall projections to hold out the reality while claiming to reduce the deficit. i never thought i would miss ross perot. [laughter] obama has been more specific but governor romney talks about aspirational plans not lower revenue but not specific he has not wanted to eight reit elderly there. obama's budget to publicly held debt at 75%. romney would have that at 90% over a few years. the best we can tell is a little less rigorous and does not have money for...
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continuing hope this leadership in this country comes together in france in agreement that avoids this deficit clips that were hanging on. >> from the va -- [inaudible] >> one of the big problems of disability claims that the medical records issue. [inaudible] to improve the medical records. secretary panetta, something that helps to have a better physicalism maybe this service will have a better record of what their problems are. what you do for the people to know, hundreds of thousands of people appending claims no and are being postponed because of the fact that medical records either to history too complicated to come by and prove whether they have a disability. >> i think production demonstrates we are working these cases aren't immediately available to develop them so we have a fully developed claim and can make judgments. we do that better reader than that a million claims a year big challenge for us is to get a million plus and returned coming in the door. that's where the automation system called veterans benefits management system is key to our ability to do with those numbers. we pu
continuing hope this leadership in this country comes together in france in agreement that avoids this deficit clips that were hanging on. >> from the va -- [inaudible] >> one of the big problems of disability claims that the medical records issue. [inaudible] to improve the medical records. secretary panetta, something that helps to have a better physicalism maybe this service will have a better record of what their problems are. what you do for the people to know, hundreds of...
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clearly the rebalancing of global economy from atrios did demand from external deficit to surplus countries whose key and this is something that the imf has been advocating for a one time. i went a little bit below the radar screen lately, but that is key if we want and no one turned to address the imbalances. we are seeing promising sign in china, for instance with the current account balance has moved from a little over 10% to probably a little less. it's good. but it's only partial. because many external factors abate, then it will hike again. so more needs to be done. we also know based on the imf research the more equitable distribution of income must help financial stability and more lasting growth. let me take one example, the example of brazil, which then the 1990s have taken significant steps to transfer from the more privilege to the less privileged. by further countries were to reduce the quality by less than brazil has done in the last two decades. our analysis shows that period of uninterrupted high-growth could be 50% longer than they might otherwise be. analysis, researchers
clearly the rebalancing of global economy from atrios did demand from external deficit to surplus countries whose key and this is something that the imf has been advocating for a one time. i went a little bit below the radar screen lately, but that is key if we want and no one turned to address the imbalances. we are seeing promising sign in china, for instance with the current account balance has moved from a little over 10% to probably a little less. it's good. but it's only partial. because...
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prospects, and so as a country that faces the most rapidly declining working population, society, debt and deficit, we've frequently look at the dark, you know, the prospects that japan faces, but we don't pay attention to the opportunity for japan to advance its state citing the economy, and we forget that japan is still the second largest economic partner for the united states. especially if you account for japan's production in china. the report recommends a comprehensive economic energy and security agreement between the u.s. and japan that really cements the relationship, not just between the u.s.-japan economies, but between canada, mexico, and the north american free trade zone. the context of this is that japan already has a free trade agreement with mexico and announced in march, an agreement that it negotiates for free trade with canada, and there's no reason why the united states should be left out of the process, and so we see it as an opportunity for japan to address its long term investments and economic prosperity, needs by creating a much deeper and stronger relationship with the u
prospects, and so as a country that faces the most rapidly declining working population, society, debt and deficit, we've frequently look at the dark, you know, the prospects that japan faces, but we don't pay attention to the opportunity for japan to advance its state citing the economy, and we forget that japan is still the second largest economic partner for the united states. especially if you account for japan's production in china. the report recommends a comprehensive economic energy and...
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reason why it cannot be extended forever without hurting job growth or putting the country further into deficit. does that make sense? >> gas. i would modify in one direction. i don't have a clue what will have been in health care and 50 years. what is the impact on longevity? trying to look ahead with respect to health care, of pensions are different, that is a fool's game and a bad day when the actuaries are required to look 75 years ahead. look 25 years ahead. there is uncertainty there. there you could close the trust fund gap with the increase in payroll taxes on employee years bolar additional payment cuts through what we would hope is backed up in payments by delivery which is the colt of the affordable care act. the idea medicare's stance of the brink of a dangerous precipice it is simply incorrect. >> that 75 year target does not bother me. [laughter] think you mr. chairman. >> i would degree we have a tough time say will how been next year little on the 75. but 10,000 babies -- baby-boomers are now going and medicare everyday. that is something we are aware of two hopefully in a bipar
reason why it cannot be extended forever without hurting job growth or putting the country further into deficit. does that make sense? >> gas. i would modify in one direction. i don't have a clue what will have been in health care and 50 years. what is the impact on longevity? trying to look ahead with respect to health care, of pensions are different, that is a fool's game and a bad day when the actuaries are required to look 75 years ahead. look 25 years ahead. there is uncertainty...
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he went into that state with a $3 billion budget deficit when he went in at the end of his four years we did $2 billion rainy day fund. and he did that without raising taxes and without borrowing money. [applause] when i see the challenges our country faces right now, high unemployment, educational system in need of repair, health care system broken, all of these things i am going, i have a guy for you that knows how to fix a lot of that to. and he knows because he's had the experience and good judgment and character to be able to do the hard thing for the right things for this country. and so it is with 100% confident that i know he is the right man at the right time, that the country is calling and he is an erring and it is his time. and i would like to say in very simple terms, if mitt romney wins, america wins. [applause] so for me, it is clear and it is clear what we have to do and how important this election is. i'll just close with one thought and that is we all love barbara bush. we always had a first lady speak at a big cat got out and she is one i will always eventually. and
he went into that state with a $3 billion budget deficit when he went in at the end of his four years we did $2 billion rainy day fund. and he did that without raising taxes and without borrowing money. [applause] when i see the challenges our country faces right now, high unemployment, educational system in need of repair, health care system broken, all of these things i am going, i have a guy for you that knows how to fix a lot of that to. and he knows because he's had the experience and good...
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his deficits have been three times larger or more. he's on track by the end of hise first term, his only term by the way. [applause] [cheering] [chanting] he's on track to put almost as much public debt in place as almost ought prior presidents combined. this has been a failed presidency and i'm actually convinced if we want to get jobs to get in this country is going to be helpful to have a personm who's had a job in the privateat sector to create jobs.sectoro he said three years ago after bing inaugurated he was on ther today show and said if i can't get this economy turned around in three years i'd be looking at a long-term proposition i will go to work to get america back to work by making america once ork and e most attractive place in the world for job creatorserc and innovators and investors anr the jobs will begin to flow likt past. have in the keep the tax rates competitive, get regulators and the tax rates regulations to see their job is to encourage enterprise, make sure we open up new markets forj american goods and finall
his deficits have been three times larger or more. he's on track by the end of hise first term, his only term by the way. [applause] [cheering] [chanting] he's on track to put almost as much public debt in place as almost ought prior presidents combined. this has been a failed presidency and i'm actually convinced if we want to get jobs to get in this country is going to be helpful to have a personm who's had a job in the privateat sector to create jobs.sectoro he said three years ago after...
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i think the point we would like to make is that there is no global deficit of gasoline. there's a lot of additional refinery capacity that's coming on primarily in china and india and the global level even with a large amount some 2 million barrels a day of the european refining capacity to come off between last year and this year there is no shortage. the problems them are very much to deliver devotee issues, transitional issues and it's very much where the market is now and rougher delicate stages in the peak of the driving season starts to come forward. i would argue a fair degree of the rises were down to some of these deliver devotee concerns and it's an issue the colleagues of the eia are put forth in very closely. turning more to the crude oil market, the point i might make is on the spare capacity is remarkably limited at the moment and we estimate about 1.7 million barrels a day of the sustainable capacity and by that i mean the capacity that can be brought on the market fairly timely within 30 days and can be kept on stream for 90 days if you allow more time mo
i think the point we would like to make is that there is no global deficit of gasoline. there's a lot of additional refinery capacity that's coming on primarily in china and india and the global level even with a large amount some 2 million barrels a day of the european refining capacity to come off between last year and this year there is no shortage. the problems them are very much to deliver devotee issues, transitional issues and it's very much where the market is now and rougher delicate...
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no more deficit spending. we'll pay for it by having a surtax on people who make more than $1 million a year. and that surtax is .3%. they stopped it. they stopped it dead in its tracks. every republican voted against that. that is the way that they have legislated this entire year. and by our getting rid of the motion to proceed, that we're turning country upside-down is ridiculous. it's not true. they have legislated with the effort to defeat obama. he won. he won by 2 1/2 million votes, 325 -- 327 electoral votes, overwhelming. even though they did everything they could to stop him from being reelected. everyone knows what a failure this congress has been because of what the senate has done and that's nothing. nothing. no job creation. they didn't want that. it would -- if -- if we had had some ability to create jobs, it would have helped obama, it would have helped the country. but, no, that wasn't what they wanted to do. and a terrible day for them last year was the -- several months ago, the supreme cour
no more deficit spending. we'll pay for it by having a surtax on people who make more than $1 million a year. and that surtax is .3%. they stopped it. they stopped it dead in its tracks. every republican voted against that. that is the way that they have legislated this entire year. and by our getting rid of the motion to proceed, that we're turning country upside-down is ridiculous. it's not true. they have legislated with the effort to defeat obama. he won. he won by 2 1/2 million votes, 325...
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but how can you expect we will cover rising inflation with trillion dollars deficit here after year after year. so we have to band together and demand out of our federal government real solutions for fiscal management and we need economic growth. somebody asked me the other day if i was in washington how i would take about the fiscal cliff. i said i will come to work every day and focus on one thing, increase the number of jobs for americans. if it doesn't, you don't do it. deal with the way to think about is jobs, jobs, jobs. so we are all here today because each of us believe in the american dream. in one generation my family went from financially struggling parents to a sum that has the greatest opportunity -- by the way, this is the greatest job in the road but hopefully nobody gives me in 2014. by the way through our covert being governor of the great state of florida qip was the best job he can ever imagine. travel the state and talk to people and try to solve their problems. when i was in haskell my guidance counselor told me i should do social work and that's what this is. it's th
but how can you expect we will cover rising inflation with trillion dollars deficit here after year after year. so we have to band together and demand out of our federal government real solutions for fiscal management and we need economic growth. somebody asked me the other day if i was in washington how i would take about the fiscal cliff. i said i will come to work every day and focus on one thing, increase the number of jobs for americans. if it doesn't, you don't do it. deal with the way to...
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and the abominable sorting out, that an unchecked piece of race which we think has been spawned the deficit be corralled. >> is started all of this often 1978. in the different from how race is used in our military academy? >> too many questions. a very different world. holy individualized, comparing individuals one that sun -1 to establish the platonic idea of the class as educational. this is not what is going on, not an individualized i will look at you. i will score you, but at the .7 mission i am not admitting people but categories. that relates to that justices question. at that your hypothetical is entirely fair begins in the way they do their system you can figure out that two people would have had the same bia score, but more race. it is an error. dawson to boost the component of the score. it is not infrequent. many candidates we will support this same pai and then you boost some of them. we don't lose all of them minorities. as a studio today from a we want to boost the ones that we like. we want the affluent minorities who we think will improve dialogue. that is contrary to the
and the abominable sorting out, that an unchecked piece of race which we think has been spawned the deficit be corralled. >> is started all of this often 1978. in the different from how race is used in our military academy? >> too many questions. a very different world. holy individualized, comparing individuals one that sun -1 to establish the platonic idea of the class as educational. this is not what is going on, not an individualized i will look at you. i will score you, but at...
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madam president, we debate big issues -- war and peace, the deficit. all these are important. but we have got to remember our communities and our families, and i think if you are beaten and abused, you should be able to turn to your government to either be rescued and put you on the path and also to have those very important programs early on to do prevention and intervention. i fund this bill. i stand ready to support the passage of the bill and putting the money in the checkbook to support it. i ask unanimous consent my full statement be in the record. maryland has done such a good job. i want to leave time for other senators. i'm going to yield the floor, but i will not yield on this issue. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: i am pleased to join my colleagues on the floor today to support this crucial legislation to reauthorize the violence against women act. it provides essential services to women and families across the united states, and i have seen it in my home state
madam president, we debate big issues -- war and peace, the deficit. all these are important. but we have got to remember our communities and our families, and i think if you are beaten and abused, you should be able to turn to your government to either be rescued and put you on the path and also to have those very important programs early on to do prevention and intervention. i fund this bill. i stand ready to support the passage of the bill and putting the money in the checkbook to support...
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district in my observation was difficult years especially in the first half for pete wilson had huge deficits, the reach compromise the democratic legislature. my perception was you had more moderate democrats and moderate republicans because you districts competitive as opposed to gerrymandered districts in the last 10 years per unit heavily either way the democratic majority within each one of those gerrymandered districts you had the interest groups and the extra party machine and a dominated nomination of the republicans died in groups the democratic side. again it's gone for a while, but this date it is much more in the 80s that the 80s not that was highly partisan and in this decade for the 90s dance that is something different and i think it was actually having a seriously competitive districts and a few in the congressional seats. a few more moderate democrats come a couple more moderate democrats not disappeared also. >> moderate republicans pined reforms came to pass most recently. hewlett-packard was one of the majors of that. moderate republicans used to dominate politics than the
district in my observation was difficult years especially in the first half for pete wilson had huge deficits, the reach compromise the democratic legislature. my perception was you had more moderate democrats and moderate republicans because you districts competitive as opposed to gerrymandered districts in the last 10 years per unit heavily either way the democratic majority within each one of those gerrymandered districts you had the interest groups and the extra party machine and a...
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it shows and 67% more effective at cutting the deficit to five? i think we really have to get serious and that means a balanced approach. >> candidates commit thank you people take a break, have a sip of water and relax when we continue will talk about what are the most important votes in the u.s. senator has to take when the massachusetts senate debate continues in a moment. stay with us. >> welcome back to the massachusetts senate debate that wbz studios in boston. many viewers, mr. browncommonness cornbread and at cbs boston.com asking questions about abortion rights. i would like to expand on that issue in this way and yoko first-tier, ms. warren. the current supreme court is one of the oldest in the past century in terms of the average age of justices and it's entirely likely that whoever wins this election will be voting on the confirmation of hopeful nominees to the court. would you ever vote for a supreme court nominee who opposed the abortion rights guarantee of roe v. wade and which you ever apply to any other litmus test of a judicial n
it shows and 67% more effective at cutting the deficit to five? i think we really have to get serious and that means a balanced approach. >> candidates commit thank you people take a break, have a sip of water and relax when we continue will talk about what are the most important votes in the u.s. senator has to take when the massachusetts senate debate continues in a moment. stay with us. >> welcome back to the massachusetts senate debate that wbz studios in boston. many viewers,...
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unemployment, and people think today if you look ten years from now, this country is going to have deficit both at the low end and at the high end. so i think we need to get migration very differently. secondly, from the sort of more we work with and collaborate with our partners to the south to develop economic opportunities at home, the less migration we are going to have in this country. and i think to the degree that we can reform our immigration law and have an honest conversation about migration and separate because there are two issues. first is the contentious issue that we are dealing with and we hear about all the time is the number of immigrants in this country and what we are going to do with those individuals and that is what gets the headlines. what doesn't get the headline is in the midst of the unemployment , most of these people are employed and so from an economic perspective, there is the need for the workers whether we acknowledge it or not. the other issue that we need to talk about is if and when we deal with the issue of immigrants in the country what should our immi
unemployment, and people think today if you look ten years from now, this country is going to have deficit both at the low end and at the high end. so i think we need to get migration very differently. secondly, from the sort of more we work with and collaborate with our partners to the south to develop economic opportunities at home, the less migration we are going to have in this country. and i think to the degree that we can reform our immigration law and have an honest conversation about...
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he's not asking you do increase more to pay down the deficit. he's not asking to pay more to invest in our children's education or we build our roads or put more folks back to work. he's asking you to pay more so that people like him can get a big tax cut. in order to afford just $1,250,000 tax cut for somebody like mr. romney, 125 families like yours would have to pay another $2000 in taxes each and every gear. does that sound like a good plan for economic growth? does that sound like a plan you can afford quite >> no. >> , and if you want to pay another $2000 to give mr. romney appointing another tax rate? >> ohio, we do not need more tax cuts for folks who are already doing really well. we need tax cuts for working americans. we need tax cuts for families trying to raise their children and keep them healthy and send them to college in put a roof over their head. [applause] we don't need more tax cuts for companies shipping jobs overseas. we need tax cuts for companies that has jobs right here in the united states of america. [cheers and appla
he's not asking you do increase more to pay down the deficit. he's not asking to pay more to invest in our children's education or we build our roads or put more folks back to work. he's asking you to pay more so that people like him can get a big tax cut. in order to afford just $1,250,000 tax cut for somebody like mr. romney, 125 families like yours would have to pay another $2000 in taxes each and every gear. does that sound like a good plan for economic growth? does that sound like a plan...
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as a clinician that these kids and families and our clinics in seeing the major education deficit on the fields today in all sports frankly, but also seeing the outcomes. some of the things that raise talking about in terms of understanding forces is really important and we just completed some work in developing measures they are using so we can understand their cognitive symptom kinds of effects of these to kids. i think that's very, very important outcome to what we need to link up with the games. from the perspective -- actually was at the aspen institute this summer, where u.s. nabobs question about, should we be eliminating football -- tackling a football before the age of 14. at that point i couldn't speak, although we did speak that night. one of the things i said as we've got to change things. in its current form of credit problem. although the age limit is something that has to be further studied here it is going to finish my comments with research, but maybe starts with research in trying to understand what evidence do we have. one of the things that is hopeful that i've se
as a clinician that these kids and families and our clinics in seeing the major education deficit on the fields today in all sports frankly, but also seeing the outcomes. some of the things that raise talking about in terms of understanding forces is really important and we just completed some work in developing measures they are using so we can understand their cognitive symptom kinds of effects of these to kids. i think that's very, very important outcome to what we need to link up with the...